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  Thoughtful design can establish the calm of a spa and the restorative feeling of a resort in healthcare spaces, bringing benefits for patients and care providers. It is rare for designers to switch off their instinct to analyze design decisions in the built environment, even outside of the office. Regardless of the setting, stepping…

Cape Cod Healthcare has announced the opening of the upper floors of the Edwin Barbey Patient Care Pavilion at Cape Cod Hospital, which completes the next phase in this transformative project and brings the system’s new facility fully operational. A final phase of an exterior front corridor connecting the Barbey Pavilion to the main Cape…

Ask most facility leaders if they care about accessibility, and the answer is an immediate yes. Ask when they last walked their parking lot specifically to check for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the answer is usually less clear. The Department of Justice receives thousands of ADA-related accessibility complaints each year,…

  Florida’s Collier County Courthouse has overhauled its outdated lighting infrastructure and control systems. Older fluorescent and HID fixtures and the existing control system have been replaced by an energy-efficient LED lighting system and a reliable, battery-free, wireless solution from EnOcean. Judges have straightforward, intuitive control of courtroom lighting, while also making the work of…

Whether a facility manager’s next project is new construction, a major renovation, or an energy retrofit, today’s commercial clients want solutions that improve the occupant experience, lower operating and energy costs, and enhance building performance. To accommodate these needs, the right lighting, shading, and control systems can simplify facility management while adding demonstrated value for…

  Owners must design and build facilities that account for changing realities to ensure they run efficiently, safely and sustainably over time — or risk paying in the long run. New construction has always been a numbers game, challenging building owners to juggle competing priorities — initial costs, speed to build, long-term performance and a…